Who writes the books
Every edition published since January 2023 in the national libraries of 11 European countries and Open Library, then the non-fiction authors behind them, screened against the 6 roles. Each author's editions and translations are grouped into books: only books first published since 2023 count as new.
Editions catalogued since 20232,707,32184.1% with an ISBN
Authors reviewed10,407In bestseller lists, prizes or published widely
Non-fiction authors3,987Living, at least half non-fiction
Selected experts1,352998 prize-listed authors
1,352 authors
| Author | Role | Field | Prizes | New books since 2023 | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaija Puura researcher | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | enfifrnlpl |
| Kamala Harris Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025 | Former official | Democracy & media | · | 1 | deenfritpl |
| Karen Hao American journalist and data scientist | Commentator | Technology & digital | · | 1 | ennlpl |
| Kashmir Hill American journalist and writer | Commentator | Technology & digital | 1 | 1 | enitnl |
| Katalin Karikó Hungarian biochemist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Kate Abramson American philosopher | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Kate Cooper historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Kate Manne Australian American writer, philosopher, professor | Academic | Work & society | 1 | 1 | deenfr |
| Kate Summerscale British writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Kate Zernike American journalist (born 1968) | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Kathleen DuVal American historian | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Kathleen Sheppard historian | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enfr |
| Kathleen Thelen American political scientist | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | en |
| Kathy Willis, Baroness Willis of Summertown British ecologist (born 1964) | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 1 | enesitnlpl |
| Katja Gloger German journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | de |
| Katja Hoyer German-British historian (born 1985) | Academic | General non-fiction | 2 | 1 | deenfifrnl+2 |
| Katriona O'Sullivan researcher, ORCID id # 0000-0001-7202-0033 | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | deenesfrit |
| Katy Hessel British art historian, broadcaster, writer and curator | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenfiit+1 |
| Keach Hagey American journalist and author | Commentator | Technology & digital | · | 1 | deenfifrit+1 |
| Keith Lowe British writer and historic | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enesitnl |
| Kelly L. Weinersmith American biologist and author | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deenfiitpl |
| Keren Blankfeld novinářka, specializuje se na investigativní žurnalistiku a literaturu faktu | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfifr+3 |
| Kerry Howley American writer | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | enit |
| Kerstin Hoppenhaus screenwriter | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | deit |
| Kevin Rudd 26th Prime Minister of Australia | Former official | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | deenitplse |
| Kit Chapman researcher | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | de |
| Klaus Peter Strohmeier | Commentator | Work & society | 2 | 1 | |
| Kohei Saito Japanese philosopher, Marxist (1987-) | Academic | Energy & climate | · | 1 | dedkenesfr+2 |
| Konstantin Richter German writer and journalist | Commentator | Economics & finance | 2 | 1 | de |
| Kyle Chayka American journalist and cultural critic | Commentator | Technology & digital | · | 1 | enesfritnl+1 |
| Lasse Wierup Swedish writer and journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | fise |
| Laura Bates British writer | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | dedkenespl |
| Laura Beers American historian and professor | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Laura Cumming art critic of The Observer newspaper | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | enesnlpl |
| Laure Quennouelle-Corre French historian and economist | Academic | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | fr |
| Lauren Benton American historian | Academic | Geopolitics & security | 1 | 1 | en |
| Laurence Debray French writer | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | |
| Laurence Rees British historian | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfifr+2 |
| Lawrence M. Krauss American particle physicist and cosmologist | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenfifrse |
| Lea Ypi Albanian philosopher and professor of political theory at the London School of Economics | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenesfi+4 |
| Lee Yaron Israeli theater director and Haaretz reporter | Commentator | Geopolitics & security | · | 1 | bedeenfrnl+1 |
| Lena Sohl Researcher, Associate Senior Lecturer, Social Sciences, Södertörn University | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | se |
| Leonie Schöler German journalist | Commentator | Work & society | · | 1 | deitpl |
| Lesley Downer British writer | Commentator | General non-fiction | · | 1 | dedkenfrpl |
| Leslie Jamison American writer | Academic | General non-fiction | · | 1 | deenesfrit+1 |
| Liaquat Ahamed American writer | Commentator | Economics & finance | 1 | 1 | deen |
| Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen Finnish professor of psychology (University of Helsinki) | Academic | Work & society | · | 1 | fi |
| Linford D. Fisher americký historik, vysokoškolský učitel, zaměřený na kulturní a náboženské dějiny Ameriky, kolonialismus a otroctví | Academic | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | en |
| Lisa Lerer journalist | Commentator | Democracy & media | 1 | 1 | en |
| Lise Barnéoud French journalist | Commentator | General non-fiction | 1 | 1 | esfr |